vegan cheese

While shopping at Food Fight in Portland, we found this locally made Cultured Kindness vegan cheese, excited to find something called “Pepper Brie.” This nut-based cheese is wonderful, but there is nothing brie-like about it. Whereas Kite Hill Brie is smooth and creamy and has a rind, the Cultured Kindness cheese is thick and textured. … Read more

Another delightful vegan snack at Trader Joe’s is this Cashew Fiesta Dip. As the name implies, this creamy dip is cashew based, and it has nice flavors (with spices including chili, garlic, and jalapeño). Our only critique would be that it could be a lot spicier; this is pretty mild (though those who love more … Read more

On a recent visit to Southern California, I was glad to find these Just Like Mozzarella shreds at a local grocery. While the package says, “Melts great!” this is not entirely true. It melts okay. As you can see in the photo below, we had quite a few semi-melted shreds on our pizza (and this … Read more

It’s been amazing to see Vioilfe products cropping up in our local grocery stores — so far, we’ve tried the feta and the cream cheese — and then we found the Just Like Cheddar slices. These slices are among the best in vegan cheeses (the only one that comes close is Field Roast CHAO, and even those … Read more

More Violife varieties are beginning to appear in our local shops, and it’s so exciting to try them. The newest we’ve found is the “just like feta” variety. This variety is coconut-oil based, which explains its rich, creamy texture. It doesn’t crumble easily like “real” feta, nor does it have the same sharp and tangy … Read more

In addition to the Roadhouse Cheddar, we also found Roadhouse Biergarten Garlic Chive locally — and we have to say, it’s even better than the regular cheddar version. This one has all the rich, lovely cheddar flavor of the regular “Cheers to Cheddah” version but with garlic and chive for extra zing. This flavor isn’t … Read more